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Sequels that take decades to come to fruition do not have the biggest success record. But as producer Jerry Bruckheimer told me exclusively back in 2014, Top Gun would not receive a sequel that would not be “100 perfect from beginning to end.” After experiencing Top Gun: Maverick, every single […]

Top Gun: Maverick Review: It Soars Beyond the Stratosphere

May 27, 2022 in Movie Trailers tagged Jennifer Connelly / Jon Hamm / Miles Teller / Tom Cruise / Top Gun Maverick / Top Gun: Maverick by joeldamos

It has been almost three years since we visited with the fine folks of Hawkins in Stranger Things. The Netflix smash hit is finally coming back on May 27 after the longest delay of its run since it debuted on July 15, 2016. It was Independence Day 2019 when we […]

Stranger Things Season 4 Review: Penultimate Season Looks to Be ...

May 23, 2022 in Movie Reviews / Television Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / Stranger Things / Television Reviews by joeldamos

After great success on television decades ago, a couple of SNL veterans have joined forces to bring Chip n’ Dale back… and on the big screen, no less. Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers lands on Disney+ on May 20 and finds Mulaney voicing Chip while the Hotel Transylvania star Samberg, […]

Chip n’ Dale Rescue Rangers Review: John Mulaney & Andy ...

May 20, 2022 in Movie Reviews tagged Chip n' Dale: Rescue Rangers / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

Anchored by a stellar pair of leads, the first trailer for The Forgiven has arrived. Prepare for a reaction that is seismic. Jessica Chastain (recent Oscar winner) and Ralph Fiennes star in the film based on the novel by Lawrence Osborne from 2012 that shares the film’s moniker. The Forgiven […]

The Forgiven Trailer: Jessica Chastain & Ralph Fiennes Have Searing ...

May 19, 2022 in Movie Trailers tagged Jessica Chastain / Movie Trailers / Ralph Fiennes / The Forgiven by joeldamos

Paul Thomas Anderson has headed back to the Valley of Los Angeles for his Licorice Pizza. But his latest Valley tale is nothing like his masterpiece Boogie Nights. Actually, both are masterpieces, so there’s that. Whereas Boogie dealt with a “family” at the center of the pornography revolution that was […]

Licorice Pizza Blu-ray Review: Paul Thomas Anderson Returns to The ...

May 17, 2022 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Licorice Pizza / Paul Thomas Anderson by joeldamos

A sleeper of a hit show has unveiled its season 3 trailer—and no, we’re not talking about The Boys season 3 trailer which also dropped today. Apple TV+’s For All Mankind returns for its eagerly-awaited return to the streaming service on June 10 for its premiere and celebrated that announcement […]

For All Mankind: Apple TV+ Unveils Highly-Anticipated Season 3 Trailer

May 16, 2022 in Movie Trailers tagged AppleTV+ / For All Mankind / Movie Trailers by joeldamos

Did you ever think the day would arrive when Karl Urban’s Billy Butcher would utilize his own superpowers? Me either, that—amongst many other things—has us utterly intrigued about the upcoming season three of The Boys, landing on Prime Video on June 3. As seen in the trailer below, Butcher takes […]

Prime Video Drops The Boys Season Three Trailer: Leveling the ...

May 16, 2022 in Movie Trailers tagged Movie Trailer / Movie Trailers by joeldamos

One of the absolute best shows on television, Succession, has released its latest (third) season and The Movie Mensch was given a free DVD copy to review by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment to review in this post. The opinions I share are my own. This is one home video release […]

Succession Season Three DVD: A Thorny Roy Revolution

May 16, 2022 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Succession by joeldamos

At one point in Uncharted, Tom Holland’s Nathan Drake asks Sophia Ali’s Chloe Frazer when she decided she wanted to be Indiana Jones. That, of course, is a direct reference to the Steven Spielberg film, Raiders of the Lost Ark, that Uncharted models itself after. One can either look at […]

Uncharted Blu-ray Review: Popular PlayStation Game Comes to Life with ...

May 13, 2022 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Mark Wahlberg / Tom Holland / Uncharted by joeldamos